This afternoon, the Governor's May Revise contained unexpected good news for the state park system. He reversed his original stance to close 48 state parks and reduce lifeguard staffing on 16 state beaches by "finding" $11.8 million in General Fund dollars, and by requiring the Dept to raise $1.5 million through fee increases. Attached is a statement from the Foundation on the proposal.

We all need to take a moment and acknowledge how all the hard work around the state kept this issue in front of the Governor and legislators - congrats to us all!

But the fight is not over and our SOS campaign will still be going on. As you've heard many of us say, if the situation is so bad that finding $13M required closing 17% of the state park system and taking lifeguards off 16 state beaches - that is the very definition of a dire situation. So we've still got the bigger fight on our hand and we'll keep pushing on.